{"product_id":"the-cry-in-the-night-dramas-from-the-life-of-a-doctor-paperback","title":"The Cry in the Night: Dramas From the Life of a Doctor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles S. Norburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLillian N. Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It was the human, the personal side of medicine that left upon me its lasting impressions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles S Norburn (1890-1990), a \u003cstrong\u003esurgeon and general practitioner\u003c\/strong\u003e who founded his own hospital, vividly retells his most memorable experiences from a long career in The Cry in the Night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese works tell the story of \u003cstrong\u003emedicine in the first half of the 20th century. \u003c\/strong\u003eIt was an era without many specializations and a surgeon did all surgeries from minor setting of broken limbs, to brain surgery. \u003cstrong\u003eA doctor's relationship with his patients\u003c\/strong\u003e was very different and more personal than it is today, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorburn shares his patients joys and their heartbreaks as well as his own philosophy in this captivating book. These dramas range in their themes and details, but don't shy away from the sometimes gruesome, often gratifying \u003cstrong\u003etrue life of a doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e. The plots vary: a young sailor who drowned in WWI, the doctor's embarrassment with mistaken identity, \u003cstrong\u003eessays on the wonders of life\u003c\/strong\u003e from a doctor's view, the gruesome death of a young man his first day working on a railroad, dramas of revenge, patients who have been caught in the vicissitudes of fate, and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, \u003cstrong\u003ea fictional story in the style of Poe\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Girl with the Yellow Hair, he wrote on finishing medical school addresses attitudes toward death in that era. He did not think they belonged with the other works but this wonderful story has been included by the editor to complete his works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47538542280957,"sku":"9798218052577","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Z1QvQjJMT2txemtHdlpmWFhJNGlEUT09.webp?v=1778792062","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-cry-in-the-night-dramas-from-the-life-of-a-doctor-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}